Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
by Atlus Video Games
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Product Summary
Brand: Nippon Ichi Software (NIS)Release Date: 2006-07-18
Platform: Sony PSP
Model: BD001031
Publisher: Atlus Video Games
Product features:
- Networking systems for up to 4 players to connect together
- Take on the role of Shane in this fantasy role-playing game
- Anime-style characters; animated movie sequences; full 3-D visuals
- Fighting system slightly different from normal random-encounter systems
- Combine collected items into new items with the "crafting system"
- PlayStation: The Official Magazine (1-year)
- Play
- Tips & Tricks Magazine
- Sony MDR-G57G S2 Sports Street Style Headphones with Reflective Ear Piece
Video Game Reviews of Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
Customer Review: RENT IT FIRST!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
If you are unable to rent this game before you buy it, I suggest you skip it.
Oh, you'll be taken in at first by the pretty graphics and immersive environments, and you will want to like it. You may notice some idiosyncrasies here and there: a save system that relies on save points that are few and far between, an almost entirely linear path from the starting point of the game to the end (i.e. there is literally one path from the first town to the third town, and travel between the two is time consuming and tedious), an inability to truly pause the game between enemy encounters.
If you're like me, though, you'll over look all of that -- at least until you get to an unexpected boss battle, and you're caught unprepared because all of the enemies in the area were incredibly easy to slaughter, and you didn't save at the last save point because of that fact, and the boss picks you off without difficulty, and you have lost an hour or more of tedious, repetitive work.
And those themes start to shine early on: tedious and repetitive. In combat, in story, in quests. I still don't like disliking this game. It is some sweet eye candy, but I can't get over how shallow the game is in the other, more fundamental aspects.
Yes, once upon a time when the RPG offering on the PSP was much more limited than it is today, this game was something of a beacon of hope. Today, though, you're better off spending your money on something like Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII or Tales Of The World: Radiant Mythology.
Description of Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light is a new fantasy adventure RPG that feels like a new anime. An ancient evil called the Dread Knight has returned and the legendary Guardian Of Light has disappeared. As the forces of good and evil collide, a young warrior meets a strange girl. As he tries to help her, he'll become involved in this deadly conflict and try to be a legendary defender called the Blade Dancer.Role-Playing Games
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